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It was a tough Week 2 for half of the division with the New York Giants and Washington Commanders not only losing their games, but also their franchise quarterbacks to some gruesome injuries. Meanwhile, the Eagles escaped Nashville with a come-from-behind win and Dallas was able to air it out against the Commanders to pick up their first win of the season.
Let’s take a look at standings and some of biggest storylines swirling around the other three teams in the NFC East.
Philadelphia Eagles 2-0
Dallas Cowboys 1-1
New York Giants 1-1
Washington Commanders 0-2
Dallas put behind a shocking Week 1 loss to the Giants in the rearview mirror and showed that the offense will once again carry this team after beating the Commanders 37-20.
Dak Prescott threw for 279 yards and 4 touchdowns while not turning the football over posting a 143.8 rating, peppering star wideout CeeDee Lamb for 8 catches on 9 targets for 153 yards and a pair of touchdowns. George Pickens had a relatively quiet game hauling in 6 catches for only 40 yards, but tight end Jake Ferguson had a pair of touchdowns as well.
So far, Prescott and the offense have scored a touchdown on half of their 14 possessions this season. There’s a long way to go, but the Cowboys may very well have the best offense not only in the division, but in the entire league.
The defense, led by former Eagles’ passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach Christian Parker, is struggling to slow down opposing offenses. The Cowboys allowed the Commanders to pick up 24 first downs and convert eight of their 14 third-down conversions, yielding 389 yards.
Through the first two weeks of the season, Dallas has allowed the fourth-most yards to opponents, averaging 392 yards per game in the early going. Last season, that unit allowed the third-most yards to opponents, giving up 377 yards per game.
One bright spot on the defense has been first-round pick Caleb Downs. The safety has put together a strong first two weeks racking up 17 tackles, a sack, forcing two fumbles and one pass breakup.
Dallas heads to Brazil to take on the Baltimore Ravens this week.
Of course the biggest storyline for the G-Men is the future for Jaxson Dart after he suffered a knee injury on Monday night that forced him to leave the game early in the first quarter.
What originally was thought to be a sprained MCL, the same injury Dallas Goedert suffered this past week, reports later came out indicating that the young franchise quarterback suffered a more serious injury that requires season-ending surgery.
It’s a brutal blow to the Giants who had a lot of promise entering this season and looked quite good in their season-opening win over the Cowboys.
Their core trio of Dart, Cam Skattebo and Malik Nabers have hardly been on the field together, playing together in just 3.5% of the team’s snaps over the last two seasons.
The Giants will turn to veteran Jameis Winston, who they signed to a two-year, $13 million extension in the offseason, to lead the way.
In what was a rough 28-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the Giants also have to keep tabs on star wideout Malik Nabers who dislocated his shoulder in the game. He did return but only had one catch for a single yard in the loss while star defensive lineman Brian Burns suffered a low ankle sprain.
Similar to the Giants, the Commanders will be without their franchise quarterback for the foreseeable future after dislocating his left elbow on the final play of the first half in their loss to Dallas on Sunday.
While injuries can happen at any time, head coach Dan Quinn has received some scrutiny regarding his aggressive decision to try for a touchdown right before the break instead of kicking a chip shot field goal.
Because of the decision, it sent Daniels out for one final play where he lost his footing. While trying to regain his balance, he extended his left arm towards the turf and pushed off, dislocating the same elbow he did a season ago. Daniels was carted off the field.
Quinn did not provide any updates on the third-year quarterback during his press conference on Wednesday.
“I’m not going to assume on the timeline,” the head coach said. “Once I know, I’ll share it with you to go. But I think just for me to say, this many weeks or not, I’d rather wait on that and let’s get all the info.”
Washington fans are having Robert Griffin III flashbacks with the injuries now mounting for their pillar quarterback who played in just seven games last year after dealing with a handful of injuries.
Marcus Mariota is slated to take over for the time being and will try to pull off quite an upset when they take on the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks this week to avoid falling 0-3 to start the season.
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